OK, I am an atheist, my Sister and Mother are Roman Catholics and have never felt I could come out and admit my views especially not since my fathers death a couple of months back.
The dilema I find myself in is should I pay lip service when around them and let them continue in their beliefs unchallenged or tell them if asked that I'm an atheist, get into a religious discussion which I can't see will change any of our views but will probably cause hurt to them for even the suggestion that heaven is not real. I've instinctively chosen the former, but a part of me can't help feeling why should I be the one in hiding regardless of the effect on others, surely it's their problem if they can't accept my view.
Posted this one in another tread but it was suggested I put it in a seperate thread as I would be interested to hear what others think.
All the best
Chris
The dilema I find myself in is should I pay lip service when around them and let them continue in their beliefs unchallenged or tell them if asked that I'm an atheist, get into a religious discussion which I can't see will change any of our views but will probably cause hurt to them for even the suggestion that heaven is not real. I've instinctively chosen the former, but a part of me can't help feeling why should I be the one in hiding regardless of the effect on others, surely it's their problem if they can't accept my view.
Posted this one in another tread but it was suggested I put it in a seperate thread as I would be interested to hear what others think.
All the best
Chris
Archeologists near mount Sinai have discovered what is believed to be a
missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in
Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to
read "To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are
fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely
coincidental." - Newsreader in 'Red Dwarf 2: Better Than Life'
missing page from the Bible. The page is currently being carbon dated in
Bonn. If genuine it belongs at the beginning of the Bible and is believed to
read "To my darling Candy. All characters portrayed within this book are
fictitous and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely
coincidental." - Newsreader in 'Red Dwarf 2: Better Than Life'
